Yoojin Lee studied food science and engineering in South Korea. A growing interest in how nutrients affect the body led her to the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources where her research focused on the relationship between obesity-associated diseases and foods that might have protective effects and other […]
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Awards and achievements in CAHNR
Kinesiology faculty member part of research team recognized by APS Distinguished Professor Linda Pescatello of the Department of Kinesiology was a member of a research team recognized for their poster presentation at the 2020 Virtual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society (APS), held December 3-4. The researcher team’s virtual poster presentation, “The role of negative […]
CAHNR in the news
UConn Today announced Zhe Zhu was among six UConn professors to be named to a list of the world’s most highly-cited researchers. Zhu is an assistant professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment. and director of the Global Environmental Remote Sensing (GERS) Laboratory. Distinguished Kinesiology Professor Linda Pescatello and Nutritional Sciences Professor […]
CAHNR in the news
CAHNR Dean and Director Indrajeet Chaubey quoted in an article in Farm Flavor about assisting farmers with resources on government compliance, health protocols, federal aid and other topics when the coronavirus pandemic reached Connecticut in March 2020. The article cites UConn Extension‘s efforts to create a website for COVID-19-related information, including resources for both farmers and […]
Meet alumnus Roland Perreault
Roland Perreault, a practicing physical therapist and outpatient rehab manager at Yale New Haven Hospital, is the new president of the CAHNR alumni board, UCAHNRA. He also serves as the director of the Lions Low Vision Center of Connecticut. Perreault grew up as an athlete and was always fascinated by science. He began his studies […]